Refrigerated serving-dish.



W. H. OSKAMP.

RBFRIGERATED SERVING DISH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.10, 1908.

950,239, Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

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BEFRIG-ERATED SERVING-DISH.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T'IERBERT OsKAMP, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Refrigerated Serving-Dish; and I do declare the following to be a clear, full, and exact description of the invention, attention being called to the accompanying drawing, with the reference characters marked thereon, which forms also a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a refrigerated serving dish, meaning thereby a dish, or vessel whereby food-matter like butter, berries and other fruits, ice-cream etc. are kept cool while being served upon the table.

Ice is the refrigerant to be used and the object of my invention is to construct a device in a certain manner whereby the efiects of the ice are utilized to the fullest extent possible, in which the melt-water is properly taken care of and in which the food is kept at all times from coming in contact with either ice or water.

In the following specification and particu' larly pointed out in the claim at the end thereof, will be found a full description of my invention, together with its manner of use, parts and construction, which latter is also illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1, is a sectional view of the device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the upper part of the same. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the food-receiver proper. Fig. 4: is a side-elevation of the device at reduced scale illustrating at the same time a modified construction.

The food-matter to be served is placed upon a dish A, of any suitable material, like glass, china, silver or other metal, or alloy of metals, or plated or enameled metal. From its side and below the upper edge thereof, there projects outwardly a flange a. If the dish or its rim is formed of metal, its upper edge may be first turned over outwardly and down as shown at a, and then again outwardly to form flange a. This dish A by means of its flange a is supported upon a shoulder 7) formed on the inside of a lower vessel B and below the upper edge thereof.

Vessel B is larger circumferentially and also deeper than dish A, so that a space results between the two, as shown at C, when Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 10, 1908.

Serial No. 447,877.

1 dish A is in position within vessel B. This position produces also a gutter D, the bottom of which is formed by flange a, while one side is formed by the clown-turned part a at the upper edge of dish A. The other side of this gutter is formed by the upper part of vessel B above shoulder Z) thereof. By means of openings cl in flange a, this gutter is rendered open toward space C.

To protect the food-matter upon dish A, there is a cover E fitted so as to seat with its edge in gutter D. This cover is sub stantially semi-globular, or hood-shaped and of suflicient height to permit provision within it, of a partition F of analogous shape, but flatter, it being spaced from the underside of the cover, except at its edges where it closes up against the cover. Thus an inclosed space G is formed between the cover and this partition which constitutes chamber, that is in partition F, at, or near the edge thereof, there are a number of openings 9, through which the water, resulting from the melting ice, escapes into gutter D, from which it drains through openings (Z into vessel B, occupying space C therein.

It will now be seen that the food-matter upon dish A is subject to refrigerating action from two sides, from above by the direct action of the ice and from below by the melt-water which is also cold and which cools the underside of dish A. None of this water comes in contact with the contents of dish A, such being prevented by the presence of gutter D.

It remains to explain means whereby access is gained to ice-chamber G, to permit introduction of the cracked ice. The simplest way is illustrated in Fig. l, where cover E is provided with an opening to which a cap H is removably fitted.

Another way is by having partition F removably attached. For such purpose cover E is provided with a shoulder 6, against which -this partition, at its edge, is held by lugs 6. These latter project inwardly from cover E below shoulder 6, two, spaced diametrically apart, being sufficient. Openings g, provided to permit escape of melt-water from ice-chamber G, are in this ca se in form of notches, cut in from the edge of partition F. There are a number of them, and their arrangement is such, that some of them are diametrically opposite Patented Feb. 22, 33910.

the ice-chamber. In the lowest part of this each other.

on shoulder 6. After being seated, the partition is slightly rotated on its seat, so that the solid edge of the partition comes to rest upon lugs e, as best shown in Fig. 2. A knob 7 is provided on the underside of partition F to manipulate the same in this A manner and for the purpose described. Ma-

terial similar to that indicated for dish A, may be used for these parts.

Having described my invention, I claim as new:

In a refrigerated vessel, the combination of a melt-water receiver provided with an internal shoulder below its upper edge, a dish for food-matter, the upper part of which is turned downwardly and outwardly to form a flange below its upper edge'which flange is perforated and fitted to seat removably upon the internal shoulder of the melt-water receiver, said flange forming the The size of these notches and of lugs e is such that partition F will clear the lugs when being placed against its seat j bottom of an annular gutter of which the down-turned part of the food-dish forms 2 the inner side, and the opposite part of the side of the melt-water-receiver the outer side, a cover of semi-globular shape fitted to seat with its lower edge in the gutter described aud provided with an ice-chamber 3 in its upper part which is provided with outlet-openings to permit escape of water resulting from melting of the ice which water drains into the gutter formed between the upper part of the food-dish and 3.

the upper opposite part of the melt-water receptacle and from there through the openings in said gutter into the melt-water receptacle below.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my 4 signature in the presence of two witnesses.

XVILLIAM HERBERT OSKAMP.

lVitnesses C. SPENGEL, T. LE BEAU. 

